Old Biddies’ Commune

Library in the living room

Tod’s mom shares a huge old house with two of her friends—they bought the place, moved in together last year and dubbed their new home the Old Biddies’ Commune.

The house is wonderful brick building from 1938. There are lots of sunny windows and the stairway curves in a wonderful arc at the landing. Upstairs, everyone has her own suite with a bathroom. The first floor and basement are a large common rooms for dining, entertaining and just lounging around. Outside is a stone patio and a large backyard with a path leading into a quiet grotto.

The shared rooms are decorated with a mix of antiques, art, books and keepsakes from all three women’s collections and it’s difficult to tell where one’s taste lets off and the others’ begins. They have distinctive personal styles, but in good harmony.

We’re staying here a few days during a family function, then we are off to Paris and Bordeaux to celebrate our 16th wedding anniversary. So if I’m not posting every day, please understand. I’ll be back in Tokyo later this month with lots of photos and stories to share.

Posted by kuri at October 07, 2005 04:52 AM